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Vote NO on Proposition 16
Top ten reasons you should Vote NO on Proposition 16, which would lock PG&E's high rates into the California Constitution by locking out public power and community choice.
Bay Area PG&E Customers Complain Over Smart Meters
VIDEO: CBS news investigates PG&E smart meter complaints, and finds a smart meter that was incorrectly installed, even though PG&E insists that there are no problems with smart meters, and customers ...
GREEN MATTERS
California's New Bill Boosts Solar Net-Metering For Consumers
An explanation of the solar bill recently passed in California with quotes from TURN attorney Matt Freedman.
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Calif. moves to expand solar market for homeowners
TURN attorney Matthew Freedman tells the AP that utility companies shouldn't get credit for renewable energy generated by their customers.
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Will 'Smart' Electric Meters Lead to Smarter Consumers?
Mark Toney discusses the benefits of energy efficiency infrastructure versus trying to modify people's behavior in the frame of new 'smart' technology.
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Public power backers cry foul over utility effort
Mark Toney tells the AP that "Prop. 16 takes self-interest in a ballot initiative to a new level, by rewriting the constitution to protect a private corporation from competition from public entities."
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PG&E customers feel sticker shock from rising rates
TURN tells the Fresno Bee that energy bills are high because PG&E keeps raising the rates, and the PUC keeps letting them do it.
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New Rate Option May Lower Phone Bill
Phone bills are skyrocketing, Mark Toney advises consumers to complain so that public officials know we something done.
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Green Legislation Targets White Pages
TURN reminds Fox News that not everyone has a computer, and millions still use the phone book to look up vital numbers; TURN suggests an opt out program to reduce the number phone books.
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Next Up on Cable TV, Higher Bill for Consumers
TURN tells the New York Times that consumers are paying cable companies more for less.
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